Bridge Inn Quiz 15th Aug

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Bridge Inn Quiz 15th Aug

Round 1 Keiron's Comedy Current Affairs.

1. Research claims that drinking what drink in times of stress really does have a "significantly" calming effect…tea or coffee?
(** Unless you drink it in Starbucks, in which case the bill will send you through the roof **)
A. Tea

2. Which '90s boy band, have launched their own brand of beer called, appropriately, Mmmhops…?
(** If you don't like MmmHops, just pour it down 'N Sync. **)
A. Hanson

3. BUTCHER… A butcher in Which part of the country  is selling sausages made from pork and seaweed… Devon, Cornwall or Edinburgh?
(** Which isn’t MY idea of surf and turf. **)
A. Devon

4) SEX… A new survey says who thinks about having sex every 28 minutes, men, gay men, women or lesbians? –  (for info only? women consider it every 51 minutes)…
(** ‘Consider’ being the operative word!!  “I’ll think about it”…… “I’ll let you know”…… “I’m not sure, we’ll see”………… Or, er, is that just me? **)
A. Men

5. STARBUCKS… Gun owners in America are holding a ‘Go Armed to Which Coffee Shop’ Week to celebrate being allowed to take their pistols into the coffee shops…
(** Brings a whole new meaning to ‘espresso with an extra shot’, doesn’t it? **) is it Dunkin Doughnuts, Starbucks, Costa, or The Coffee Bean?
A. Starbucks

6. COP… A police officer in Which American state faces the sack after letting a female drunk driver go free if she agreed to kick him below the belt…Arizona, Florida or Tennessee?
(** It would have been good afterwards if she’d observed him trying to walk in a straight line. **)
A. Florida

7. ATHLETICS… Britain's Christine Ohurugu spent Tuesday celebrating her close victory in the World Championship 400 metres, when she snatched gold by just four 1-thousandths of a second…
(** Which basically means that her sports bra was the tiniest bit thicker to the finish than the one the silver medallist wore **) But can you spell Christine Ohurugu?
A. Christine Ohurugu

8. FLANAGAN… im a celebrity and corrie airhead star Helen Flanagan’s revealed that she’d like to adopt a baby next year…
(** She’s just waiting to have the boob reduction surgery that means she’s able to breastfeed it without needing arm extensions **) but how old is she now?
A. 23

9. FELTZ… Vanessa Feltz is reportedly planning to sign up to Strictly Come Dancing…
(** Sounds like the producers will need to strengthen the line-up… and technicians will need to strengthen the dance floor **) but what happened to Vanessa this week at a visit to a central London theatre this week? Did her boobs fall out of her dress, did she slip and spill wine all over her dress, or did her knickers fall down round her ankles?
A. Boobs fell out of a low cut floral dress

10. LEGOLAND… A group of parents had a mass fight in front of their children while waiting to board a Legoland pirate ride , …
(** They all threatened to rearrange each other’s faces – Easily done at a place like Legoland, I suppose… **) but where in the uk is Legoland? Sussex, Berkshire or Oxfordshire ?
A. Berkshire

Round 2 Keiron's Harder Ones

All on the Arts this week, so do you Know Your Arts From Your Elbow?

1) Name the three primary colours. A.Red, yellow and blue.

2) In needlework, what does UFO refer to?
A.An unfinished object.

3) Name the famous ballet Russian dancer who changed the face of modern ballet.
A.Rudolf Nureyev.

4) What is the painting, La Gioconda, more usually known as? A.The Mona Lisa.

5) What does the term 'piano' mean? A.To be played softly.

6) Name the Spanish artist, sculptor and draughtsman famous for co-founding the Cubist movement.
A. Pablo Picasso.

7) How many valves does a trumpet have?
A. 3.

8)  Which famous film star did Pop artist Andy Warhol make more portraits of than any other?
A. Marilyn Monroe.

9) If you were painting with tempera, what would you be using to bind together colour pigments? Egg yolk.

10) What is John Leach famous for making? Pottery.


Round 3 The F in Quiz

1. Which old British coin was worth a ¼ of a pre decimal penny?
A.Farthing.

2. What is a more common name for iron pyrites?
A.Fools gold.

3. Of what is xenophobia the fear?
A.Foreigners.

4. Which acid is found in an ant bite?
A.Formic.

5. In which German city is the European Central Bank’s HQ?
A.Frankfurt.

6. What is the name of the round, tasseled hat often worn by some Arabs?
A.Fez.

7. Which controversial film by Michael Moore was released in 2004?
A.Fahrenheit 9/11

8. Which N. Irish county is sometimes called “Ireland’s lake district”?
A.Fermanagh.

9. Which is the oldest type of fabric known to man?
A.Felt.

10. Which is the longest bone in the human body?
A. Femur

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